I let him touch me
In places no man should ever know
Not more than one
Your husband’s secret
A mother’s wisdom told
His face a stranger to my eye
His cologne the sweetest smell
He signed his taste upon my lips
His kiss I knew quite well

I let him hold me
In places no man should ever know
Not more than one
A father’s tone
Should see your afterglow
His hands as soft as infant skin
Yet, manly his caress
Our bodies fit
Like synchronicity
A perfect peace
To lay upon his chest

I let him feel me
In places no man should ever know
Told him his love is surely good
Like soothing to my soul

I let him tell me things
No man should ever say
In tones that hurt
More than fists that hit
No one should ever
Have to hear the words he’d say

I let him put his hands on me
Domestic violence no one should ever do
A hard lesson learned
From an ear who yearns
To hear three words
I LOVE YOU

I let him have his way with me
Like no man ever could
His stranger ways
I knew all too well
Yet not at all like I should

Some say he had me
But I never had him
Some say I had him too much
Some say true love doesn’t hurt
At least not like his
Asking why I still
Had not enough

I let him love me in ways
No man ever should ever know
He left loving scars
Too deep to heal
Before he let me go
I let him.